- East Bridgford
East Bridgford is a village and a
civil parish in theRushcliffe borough ofNottinghamshire , east of the city ofNottingham . It has a population of about 1,800. [ [http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/doc.asp?cat=8883 Parish Councils: names and addresses - Rushcliffe Borough Council ] ]East Bridgford lies on the southern bank of the
River Trent , more or less opposite the village ofGunthorpe . It is on theTrent Valley Way ."East Bridgford, or Bridgeford on the Hill, is a large and well built village, on the summit of a precipitous bank, that rises on the south side of the
Trent , oppositeGunthorpe Ferry. The parish contains 1,155 inhabitants, and convert|1910|acre|km2 of loamy land, which was enclosed in 1798, when 326 acres (now called New Bridgford), were allotted in lieu of rectorial tithes. The greater part of the parish belongs to Magdalen College,Oxford , with the remainder belonging to several freeholders. In the parish is found both opaque and transparentgypsum , the latter of which is very beautiful, and during the last twenty years has been in great demand amongst the lepidaries ofDerby and other places, who turn it into beads and various other ornaments, in which it looks as brilliant and richly variegated as theDerbyshire spar. There are several neat mansions on the village, occupied by Captain Geo. Bohun Martin, Mrs Brooks, and Geo, Beaumont Esq." [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/EastBridgford/ White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853]The population of the village was 526 in 1801, 1155 in 1851, and 756 in 1901 [ [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/EastBridgford/ GENUKI: East Bridgford, NTT ] ] The parish church is that of
St. Peter .Windmills
There existed two red-brick windmills in East Bridgford, one at the northern and one at the southern end of the village. These are called Kneeton Hills Mill and Stokes' Mill respectively. [ [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/nottinghamshire.htm Windmills of Nottinghamshire ] ] Some recent photographs of these windmills can be seen. [ [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=windmill&w=85061935%40N00 Flickr : Recherche photos de purefinder ] ] Both have been converted into residential properties. [ [http://www.homesonview.co.uk/Scripts/ShowProperty.asp?CompanyID=HUMBNOTT&AgencyID=HUMBNOTT&ID=HNP00245&Colour=hovblue homesonview.co.uk | Show Property ] ]
Kneeton Hills Mill has a datestone of 1841, although cartographic evidence suggests that it was built during the latter half of the 18th century. The windmill originally had four sails on a four-storey tower. The tower was extended by two storeys c. 1841 and fitted with six sails. The mill became disused about 1890.
Stokes' Mill was built c. 1828, with four double-shuttered patent sails on a six-storey tower. It ceased working c. 1912, the sails were struck by lightning in 1928, and the cap, machinery and second-floor gallery were removed c. 1940. The tower is 58 feet high [Shaw, T. (1995). "Windmills of Nottinghamshire". pp 15-16. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3]
See also
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West Bridgford
* Bingham (The closest town)References
External links
* [http://www.eastbridgford.com/ East Bridgford website]
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